Morning journal and courier., 1887-10-01
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

HI. M. Welch Re-ElecIed as President Appointment of COmmittees-Resig.
 nation of Mrs. 1T. w. IT. Ourtis-New
 Teachers AppOfnted-Openingo of the
 Night SchoOls-A Room for Advanced
 Scholars in the High SchOoI-The Ses-
 sion at the High School Shortened
 The Enlargfng of the High School is
 Not Discussed.
 The board of education held an adjourned meeting last night. It was the first one since the school election. Dr. Carmalt. the new member, was present. The board pro ceeded first to organize. H. M. Welch, who so long and faithfully has been president of the board, was reelected. The following committees were then appointed:
 On schools-J. D. Plunkett, H. F. Peck, c. E. Graves.
 On 6nance-H. M. Welch, P. s. Bennett, Dr. Carmalt.
 On school buildings-H H. Strong, Maier Zunder, Thomas O'Brien.
 The resignation of Mrs. T. w. T. Curtis as teacher of the High school was read. Mrs. Curtis handed in her resignation on account of i'll health. The board voted to give Mrs. Curtis a vacation and not to accept her resig nation. If after vacation she then was un- able to go on and teach and desired to resign the board would then accept her resignation.
 The resignation of Miss Bliss of the High school was acted upon and accepted.
 J. D. Plunkett, chairman of the committee on schools, brought up the matter which has been agitating the High school children and their parents since the fall term began i'll re- gard to length of the school session, which the board during the vacation changed from to 1 o'clock to from to 80 o'clock. MT. Plunkett said that he presumed every mem hpr of Ina ents about the lengthening of the hours, which the board did simply as an experiment. The committee had looked into the matter, and Principal Whitmore of the High school thought, as well as others, that the session was too long. The committee, therefore, recommended that the session be changed back to the old hours. The board voted unanimously to have it done.
 Miss Crane, of the Eaton school, asked for leave of absence until Thanksgiving, which was granted.
 The committee on schools recommended that the salary of Miss Weeks of the High school be raised to $500. It was so voted.
 The same committee recommended that Miss Ellen Clark of Newtown, Conn.,, be appointed to fill Mrs. Curtis place. She is a graduate of Vassar college, has studied abroad, is a specialist in English language and literature, and the committee thought her thoroughly qualified and the most avail
  It was recommended that she be employed at salary of $500. The recommendation of the committee was adopted on motion of Captain O'Brien.
 The committee recommended that Miss Alice G. Pettee, graduate of Wellesley col lege, be appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Miss Bliss. The com mittee say she is qualified to teach any of the higher branches. The board voted to make the appointment, her salary to be $500.
 It was recommended to open 8 new room, No. 2, at the Quinnipiac school and that Miss Tyler of the Welc9 training school be appointed to teach there at a salary Of $350. The recommendation was adopted.
 The recommendation made that the evening schools be opened on Monday, Octo Der 10, and that room be opened in the High school for the more advanced scholars and MT. Ricketts be appointed to take charge of it at salary of $2. 50 night; so voted.
 The board made the following appoint ments of the various night schools in the city:
 C. G. G. Merrill, Washington school, S2.50 per
 F D. Brinsmaid, Hamilton school, g., 50.
 Burton Warner, Dixwell avenue school, S2.
 Segman Zunder, German English school, $2.
 E. i. Liefeld, German English, $2.
 Paul Russo, Italian school, $2.
 Edward Gavegan, assistant at Hamilton school, J. E. Hedges, assistant at Woolsey school, $l.5o. $1.5O.
 It WAS decided to appoint Thos. F. D. Brinsmaid to take charge of a girls night school in the High school building, provided there are twenty girls in the class. Sixteen have already applied
 Major Strong, chairman of the com mittee on school buildings, said that that committee had nothing to report just at present MT. Strong said that he believed all the teachers were happy in their schools, which have been made new again by repairs.
 MT. Zunder inquired of the committee if the site had been selected for the Washing ton school. Mir. Welch said that the com mittee had looked at several places, but had yet come to no conclusion. In answer to question as to whether the property owners in that section had not raised on the price of the land, as they knew that the committee was looking for an available site, Major Strong replied that property had not gone up, but that all the owners were anxious to sell.
 The question of building an addition to the High school was not discussed, but the com mittee on school buildings was asked to re- port on the matter at the next meeting of the board.
 The regular meeting of the board would occur on Friday next, but on motion of MT. Zunder the meeting was adjourned for three weeks from last night